Redemption of a Born Demon

Cultivation is the art of constantly creating miracles, of turning life’s impossibilities into possibilities.

Now, Yi Beidou had once again subdued his Celestial Demon Body.

Having successfully neutralized and controlled the backlash from the Celestial Demon Dissolution, Yi Beidou opened his eyes.

At that moment, several people with Donghua features, dressed in black casual wear, walked in carrying supplies.

They carried several jugs of mineral water and a few black portable safes.

"Mr. Yi... we’ve brought the exclusive elixirs developed especially for you by the Purple Cloud Research Institute."

The man in the lead stepped forward. He was a handsome, middle-aged man with slicked-back hair and an extraordinary air about him. He looked at Yi Beidou as if he were gazing upon a deity.

This man was the Special Security Bureau’s director for Saudi Arabia. He was also the one who had led the team that conducted the remote surveillance of the battlefield just a short while ago.

Because of that, he had witnessed the entire battle from start to finish and understood exactly what the man before him represented: the pinnacle of the human physique and personal martial prowess in the thousands of years of modern civilization.

"Just put everything on the floor."

Yi Beidou said with a slight nod.

"Yes."

The director signaled for his men to place the supplies on the floor, then respectfully stepped aside.

Yi Beidou opened one of the portable safes. Inside, he saw rows of neatly arranged, longan-sized, black-purple pills. An intensely rich medicinal fragrance immediately filled the stadium.

Peacock Pill.

Back when he had just achieved Ascension, Yi Beidou had used this exclusive elixir from the Yang Family to replenish his Physical Ability. However, his supply was cut off after he defected from the country and his whereabouts became unknown.

For this trip to the Mediterranean Sea, however, the Special Security Bureau had focused on logistics. They were clearly well-prepared, having equipped him with these medicinal supplies. Getting them to him at the first possible moment was a huge help.

Otherwise, given his current rate of energy consumption, replenishing the losses from that last battle would have required him to devour a few raw cows, along with massive quantities of rice, flour, and vegetables.

Yi Beidou picked up an Elixir Pill and examined its properties.

Compared to the previous Peacock Pills, this new version seemed far more potent. It felt like it could create a Transformed Body. Even more miraculously, Yi Beidou could faintly sense a kind of ’Demon Nature’ within the Elixir Pill.

In truth, the Yunhai Yang Family had already begun collaborating with the Purple Cloud Research Institute. And it wasn’t just the Yang Family. Under the Special Security Bureau’s leadership, the Purple Cloud Research Institute had also partnered with several ancient Martial Arts Families and sects that had Saint Experts. They shared elixir formulas and gathered the nation’s greatest alchemists to integrate the best aspects of each. Their goal was to develop new types of elixirs, including some suitable for ordinary martial artists.

During Yi Beidou’s absence, Donghua’s entire state apparatus had been set in motion. Tremendous changes had occurred in every sector, and various research projects had made significant breakthroughs.

Some of the resulting elixirs were so powerful that even a typical Saint Expert would have difficulty consuming and digesting them.

The elixir now before Yi Beidou was one such creation.

Tao Zihong had named it the "Demon Peacock."

The formula for this elixir was originally a scrapped project, an attempt at a new direction. However, taking Yi Beidou’s unique constitution into account, it was ultimately kept in reserve as a special-supply medication.

Yi Beidou swallowed the Elixir Pill. His entire digestive system began to whir like a machine, emitting a rumbling growl.

CRUNCH! CRUNCH!

The Elixir Pill, so condensed it was as hard as metal, was crushed and digested. Its terrifying medicinal properties were rapidly released into his digestive tract.

ROAR!!

Yi Beidou felt as if a Magical Beast had been unleashed within him. The moment it was digested, the medicinal properties and nutrients exploded like a missile.

It stimulated his mind, battered his physical body, and accelerated his surging blood to its absolute limit.

His heart rate skyrocketed, and the hair on his body stood on end.

It wasn’t like a person slowly digesting the medicine. Instead, it was as if the medicinal properties themselves were actively charging and attacking the body. It was as though the elixir possessed its own life and consciousness, launching an assault on every inch of his being.

A moment of carelessness, and even the body of a Saint Expert could be damaged by this ’nutrient explosion.’ Poor control could even lead to severe injury.

Conversely, this phenomenon also massively increased the efficiency of nutrient absorption. It was as if the nutrients were digesting themselves and forcing their way into the body.

Only by using a terrifyingly powerful body and an indomitable will to suppress this nutritional insurgency could one safely enjoy its benefits.

’They’ve added a large amount of toxic components to maximize the elixir’s potency. And it seems there’s more to it... living microorganisms? This feels like Poisonous Gu from Miaojiang. Once the elixir is swallowed and digested, the Gu Insects inside revive and actively attack the body. It’s an assault, but if you harness it, you can use that same assault to drastically accelerate nutrient absorption. What an ingenious design. Compared to the old Peacock Pill, this one contains roughly three times the nutrients, and its absorption rate is over ten times faster...’

Feeling the medicinal power raging within him, Yi Beidou had already deduced the basic principles behind the elixir’s function.

It was infused with some kind of Poisonous Gu. Upon digestion, the Gu Insects and microorganisms would rapidly revive, using the medicinal power and nutrients to launch an assault on the body. This process of attack, in turn, acted as a form of external force that dramatically accelerated nutrient absorption.

However, an ordinary person could never withstand its potency. Even for a Saint Expert, it was tantamount to poison.